Ruth 1

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1. Ruth 1:18KJV When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.NET When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to dissuade her.
2. Ruth 1:20KJV And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.NET But she replied to them, “Don’t call me ‘Naomi’! Call me ‘Mara’ because the Sovereign One has treated me very harshly.
3. Ruth 1:21KJV I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?NET I left here full, but the LORD has caused me to return empty-handed. Why do you call me ‘Naomi,’ seeing that the LORD has opposed me, and the Sovereign One has caused me to suffer?”